Varaha Purana 75.73 — Adhyaya 75, Shloka 73
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
गृहिणः शुक्लकर्मस्थाः विरक्ताः कारणात्मकाः । यमैर्नियमदानैश्च दृढनिर्दग्धकिल्बिषाः ॥ ७५.७३ ॥
gṛhiṇaḥ śuklakarmasthā viraktāḥ kāraṇātmakāḥ | yamair niyamadānaiś ca dṛḍha-nirdagdha-kilbiṣāḥ || 75.73 ||
గృహస్థులు శుద్ధకర్మలో స్థితులై, వైరాగ్యంతో, కారణతత్త్వ వివేకంతో నిలిచినవారు; యమ-నియమాలు మరియు దానముల ద్వారా వారి పాపాలు దృఢంగా దగ్ధమవుతాయి।
Varāha (default, as speaker not explicit in the fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"गृहिणः शुक्लकर्मस्थाः यम-नियमैः तथा दानैः किल्बिषं निर्दहन्ति—शुद्धाचारः दानसहितः कर्तव्यः।","karmic_consequence":"यम-नियम-दानानुष्ठानेन पापक्षयः, शुद्धगति/उत्तरलोकप्राप्तिः; लोभ-प्रमादे किल्बिष-स्थैर्यं।"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Purification and causality (karma-hetu)","core_concept":"वैराग्ययुक्तं कारणात्मक-विवेकं यम-नियम-दानैः समर्थ्य पापं दह्यते।","practical_application":"अहिंसा-सत्यादि यमाः, शौच-सन्तोषादि नियमाः, नियमित दान/सेवा—इति त्रिविध साधना।"}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Householder Dharma","Purification Practices"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Secondary Rasa: वीर
Type: None
Related Themes: 75.75.72 (गृहस्थधर्म); 75.75.74 (उत्तमगति-फल)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"शुद्धवेषधारी गृहस्थः दानं ददाति; पृष्ठे धर्मचक्रवत् यम-नियम-चिह्नानि; अग्निरूपेण ‘किल्बिषदाह’ का रूपक।","item_prompts":["दानपात्र/अन्नदान","यम-नियम प्रतीक (धर्मचक्र/सूत्र)","शुद्ध वस्त्र","अग्नि-प्रतीक (पापदाह)","वैराग्य-भाव (अनासक्ति)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"केरल—दानदृश्ये स्पष्ट हस्तमुद्रा, अग्नि-प्रतीक को रूपकात्मक, गाढ़े रंग।","tanjore_prompt":"तंजावूर—दानकर्ता के पीछे स्वर्णप्रभा, धर्मचिह्नों पर स्वर्णरेखा, समृद्ध किन्तु संयत।","mysore_prompt":"मैसूर—सूक्ष्म भावाभिनय, दान-ग्राही का विनय, हल्का अग्नि-रूपक।","pahari_prompt":"पहाड़ी—सरल लोकदृश्य, दान-सेवा का करुण-शान्त भाव, कोमल रंग।"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"उपदेशात्मक, शुद्धि-केन्द्रित","suggested_raga":"केदार","pace":"मध्यम","voice_tone":"दृढ, प्रेरक, परन्तु शान्त"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of āśrama-dharma (especially gṛhastha duties) with disciplinary vocabulary also known from Dharma-śāstra and yoga-ethical frameworks (yama/niyama), showing how moral purification is articulated for lay life.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is ethical and disciplinary rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes that householders can cultivate purity and reduce moral impurities through disciplined restraint, observance, and charitable giving, linking everyday conduct with inner purification.
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